Ergebnis für "Napoléon" in Anthologien & Kurzgeschichten

The story follows Holmes as he investigates a puzzling series of incidents where a man repeatedly smashes plaster busts of Napoleon, with no apparent motive beyond destruction. It was first published in Collier's in the US on April 30, 1904, and in The Strand Magazine in the UK in May 1904.

"The Adventure of the Six Napoleons", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as "The Return of Sherlock Holmes". Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard brings Holmes a mysterious problem about a man who shatters plaster busts of Napoleon. One was shattered in Morse Hudson's shop, and two others, sold by Hudson to a Dr. Barnicot, were smashed after the doctor's house and branch office had been burgled. Nothing else was taken. In the former case, the bust was taken outside before being broken.

This book contains 71 'minute mysteries' featuring Professor Fordney. Each mystery poses you, the listener, a question, a mystery to solve and then after a pause gives you the answer. Solve the mystery, identify the murderer, work with the professor to solve crime. A fun and interactive way to enjoy audio mysteries.